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Poll: Who you want to/think will win it all (will be updated as teams are eliminated)

*(This will eventually be the Super Bowl LIX pregame discussion thread…)

probably the elite contenders are KC, BUF and BAL
then DET

hate to pick chalk but KC / DET may be the game and DET can win it

DET needs to capitalize now. the level of talent and coaching won't last now is their time. they are the most talented team. yes goff isn't mahomes but he just needs to play his game, while the O around him is unreal

go Baker!

i'd give MVP to Saquon this season

I think the Chiefs will win.

I want any of the following to win:

Lions
Bills
Vikings
Anyone who can beat the Chiefs, even if I don't like that team.

Want to and think are 2 different teams. I went with think.

LA is going to beat MIN

Keep the seat warm for us. We'll bring back next season

My general default is to root for the team whose fan base has suffered the longest without a title, except 49er rivals. And I get to define those rivals and how relevant they currently are.

So, here's my preference order for the 14 teams this year:

1. Detroit Lions (Last title: 1957)

2. Buffalo Bills (Last title: 1965 (AFL))

3. Los Angeles Chargers (Last title: 1963 (AFL)) - Technically the Chargers should be ahead of the Bills, but I frankly find the prospects of a Lions-Bills SB far more interesting. Besides, AFL titles are not really respected 60 years later, so they're really tied at 0 NFL titles each since 1960 even though it was impossible for them to win a SB until the 1966 season.

4. Minnesota Vikings (Last title: 1969) - The biggest asterisk NFL title of all time, as they lost the SB to the Chiefs when everyone was ready for the merger the following season. No Vikings fan really thinks of their team as having an NFL championship even though they technically do. So they are also kinda tied with Bills and Chargers, and I just prefer the other two teams.

5. Washington Commanders (Last title: 1991)

6. Houston Texans (No titles; first season: 2002)

7. Denver Broncos (Last title: 2015) - Here's where rivalry thinking comes in. Broncos have won more recently than the Steelers, Packers and Ravens, but all those teams have 49er specific reasons to not prefer them.

8. Green Bay Packers (Last title: 2010) - First team on this list I have a 49er bias against. Them tying the 49ers for SB wins at 5 is not as bothersome to me as the Steelers getting 7, especially since it would simply be the Packers adding their 14th overall NFL title, and their current 13 is already the most ever.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (Last title: 2008)

10. Baltimore Ravens (Last title: 2012) - I'd rather the Steelers get #7 than see the Ravens win another one. The SB XLVII hate still churns.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Last title: 2020)

12. Philadelphia Eagles (Last title: 2017) - Another flip, simply because this team is so punchable, the 2022 NFC CG still ticks me off, and the Bucs post-Brady are far less bothersome.

13. Los Angeles Rams (Last title: 2021) - Division rival, recent champion, undeserving milquetoast fanbase - what is there to root for here?

14. Kansas City Chiefs (Last title: 2023) - Irritating in every conceivable way.

Originally posted by captveg:
My general default is to root for the team whose fan base has suffered the longest without a title, except 49er rivals. And I get to define those rivals and how relevant they currently are.

So, here's my preference order for the 14 teams this year:

1. Detroit Lions (Last title: 1957)

2. Buffalo Bills (Last title: 1965 (AFL))

3. Los Angeles Chargers (Last title: 1963 (AFL)) - Technically the Chargers should be ahead of the Bills, but I frankly find the prospects of a Lions-Bills SB far more interesting. Besides, AFL titles are not really respected 60 years later, so they're really tied at 0 NFL titles each since 1960 even though it was impossible for them to win a SB until the 1966 season.

4. Minnesota Vikings (Last title: 1969) - The biggest asterisk NFL title of all time, as they lost the SB to the Chiefs when everyone was ready for the merger the following season. No Vikings fan really thinks of their team as having an NFL championship even though they technically do. So they are also kinda tied with Bills and Chargers, and I just prefer the other two teams.

5. Washington Commanders (Last title: 1992)

6. Houston Texans (No titles; first season: 2002)

7. Denver Broncos (Last title: 2015) - Here's where rivalry thinking comes in. Broncos have won more recently than the Steelers, Packers and Ravens, but all those teams have 49er specific reasons to not prefer them.

8. Green Bay Packers (Last title: 2010) - First team on this list I have a 49er bias against. Them tying the 49ers for SB wins at 5 is not as bothersome to me as the Steelers getting 7, especially since it would simply be the Packers adding their 14th overall NFL title, and their current 13 is already the most ever.

9. Pittsburgh Steelers (Last title: 2008)

10. Baltimore Ravens (Last title: 2012) - I'd rather the Steelers get #7 than see the Ravens win another one. The SB XLVII hate still churns.

11. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Last title: 2020)

12. Philadelphia Eagles (Last title: 2017) - Another flip, simply because this team is so punchable, the 2022 NFC CG still ticks me off, and the Bucs post-Brady are far less bothersome.

13. Los Angeles Rams (Last title: 2021) - Division rival, recent champion, undeserving milquetoast fanbase - what is there to root for here?

14. Kansas City Chiefs (Last title: 2023) - Irritating in every conceivable way.

It probably won't happen, but a game consisting of the two, 4 time SB losers would be a sight to see.
I can already see/ hear the hype leading up to the game. It might not be the highest rated game,
however anything is better than a Chiefs 3-peat!

Vikings @ Rams moved to Arizona

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Vikings @ Rams moved to Arizona

I don't think this changes anything. They don't have fans anyways

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Vikings @ Rams moved to Arizona

Originally posted by ninerfan4life:

Originally posted by 49AllTheTime:
Vikings @ Rams moved to Arizona

I don't think this changes anything. They don't have fans anyways

it actually does. Vikings lose home field advantage